Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. First constructed in Nevada in 1924, the gas chamber, a method of killing sealed off and removed from the sight and hearing of witnesses, was originally touted as a 'humane' method of execution. This title takes us to the dark side of human history in the first full chronicle of the gas chamber in the United States. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFMC; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271210
- ISBN
- 9780520271210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
hardcover. '[A] useful addition to the increasing body of ongoing research into reliable and valid ways of using linguistic analysis in forensic contexts, and it provides some fascinating insights into the role of the linguist as expert witness' - Forensic Linguistics Series: Empirical Linguistics S. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761913450
- ISBN
- 9780761913450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.93
€ 237.93
Paperback. This study argues that child abandonment was common among all classes and morally acceptable from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a variety of sources, Boswell examines the evidence, presenting a history of the abandoned child and illustrating the changing meaning of family. Num Pages: 506 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067124
- ISBN
- 9780226067124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Hardcover. Reveals how caring adults in cities across America are trying to turn young lives around. Marc Freedman shows how ordinary citizens can reach out to the children who are growing up in poverty and community violence. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781555425579
- ISBN
- 9781555425579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pinnacle
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780786032488
- ISBN
- 9780786032488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.08
€ 11.08
Paperback. Shows how in Sao Paulo, Brazil, killing and the arbitration of normal killing in the name of social order are actually conducted by two groups the police and organized crime both operating according to parallel logics of murder. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 b/w, 1 map, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285712
- ISBN
- 9780520285712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardback. An authoritative critical introduction to the way the event of JFK's assassination has been represented in a range of discourses. Editor(s): Woods, Tim; Grice, Helena. Series: Representing American Events. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JKV; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624102
- ISBN
- 9780748624102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.53€ 107.83
€ 112.53
€ 107.83
Paperback. Editor(s): McInnis, William P.; Dennis, Wanda D.; Myers, Michell A.; Sullivan, Kathleen O'Connell. Series Editor(s): Jongsma, Arthur E., Jr. Series: PracticePlanners. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119073284
- ISBN
- 9781119073284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.21
€ 73.21
hardcover. Based on the management techniques of Dr Joseph Juran, this work outlines management strategies, techniques and skills that are essential in transforming health-care organizations. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW; KJM; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780787900960
- ISBN
- 9780787900960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226751269
- ISBN
- 9780226751269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
€ 24.88
Hardback. This is the first English-language book to take a comparative look at the Italian welfare state as a whole since the 2008 economic crisis and will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers as well as students. Editor(s): Ascoli, Ugo; Pavolini, Emmanuelle. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316886
- ISBN
- 9781447316886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.42
€ 171.42
Paperback. WINNER of the 2015 ICA Outstanding Book Award This path-breaking book explores how solidarity towards vulnerable others is performed in our media environment. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642116
- ISBN
- 9780745642116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.76
€ 25.76
Paperback. Focuses on the staples of American welfare system such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start, WIC, and public housing. This book maintains that these programs form an effective, if largely invisible and haphazard safety net, and yet they are the very programs most vulnerable to political attack and misunderstanding. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138527
- ISBN
- 9780691138527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.53
€ 37.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Reveals many ways in which congregations are already working, beneath the radar, to care for people in need. This title provides empirical data to social scientists, religious studies scholars, and those involved in the debates over the role of faith-based organizations in faith-based services, and to clergy and congregation members themselves. Num Pages: 329 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; HRLP5; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716182
- ISBN
- 9780814716182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. The Interracial Adoption Option draws on the lives and experiences of a couple adopting children interracially. Through the author' experiences, the book guides prospective parents through the adoption experience, providing answers to complex questions and offering practical advice on interracially adoption. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JKSF; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849059305
- ISBN
- 9781849059305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Hardcover. Chaos and order clash in this riveting exploration of crime and punishment on the Internet. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKV; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393062984
- ISBN
- 9780393062984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
The Inter-American Convention Against Corruption. Annotated with Comme...
. Ed(S): Manfroni, Carlos A.; Werksman, Richa...
Hardback. This work examines and comments on the first international agreement aimed exclusively at fighting corruption in the Western Hemisphere. It explains the sense and consequences of each specific commitment, adopted by the countries belonging to the Organization of American States. Editor(s): Manfroni, Carlos A.; Werksman, Richard S. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105481
- ISBN
- 9780739105481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.42
€ 137.42
paperback. Shocking expose of surveillance methods. Shows how we can combat crime without eroding civil liberties. Editor(s): Ball, Kirstie; Webster, Frank. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JKV; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745319940
- ISBN
- 9780745319940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.43
€ 37.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. The Integrated Children's System (ICS) was developed to support effective practice with children and families and improve decision making and planning for children in need. This book outlines what the ICS is and how it works, and assesses the effectiveness of a number of pilot studies, offering guidance for others using and implementing the system. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843109440
- ISBN
- 9781843109440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. A person's sense of hope is essential to bereavement counselling and nursing. This book brings together research and thinking on hope to give guidance to professionals working with the bereaved. Taking in a variety of sources, this book gives a comprehensive view of the developments and possibilities in hope-inspiring bereavement counselling. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100829
- ISBN
- 9781843100829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.91
€ 40.99
€ 40.91